The Texas Women's Health Program began with controversial opinions, personal ideals, and questionable authority, and with these come thousands of criticisms, arguments, and general complaints about the program as a whole. The two important sides of this story, those who are in favor of the bill and those who are not, both have their own reasons and reasons for their beliefs, and I am no different. Biases exist in any opinion and become more apparent based on how controversial that opinion is, however I will do my best to break down the arguments into the key evidence to best formulate and improve my opinion. On the side of those who didn't just support the bill, but created it, there is a very complicated idealism rooted in religion, state rights, and morality. As President Jane Nelson herself stated, “We [the state government] have every right to exclude abortion providers and their affiliates from this program” (Aaronson, 2013). This vision comes from a position mixed with the role played by different parts of government and the moral vision of what abortion really is; a simple medical procedure or an act of murder. Despite their goals of removing abortion and abortion providers from Texas health care providers, they feel they also have “a responsibility to ensure that [Texas women] have alternatives in their community” (Aaronson, 2013) and state that this is where the focus of their legal battles will be headed. On the topic of women's health, many supporters of the new bill believe it will improve health care for women across the state, as they believe “the ideal world is one without abortion” (Wissert, 2013) and I think most would agree. Those in favor of the bill conclude that this is the way to create safe justice... middle of paper... and evidence is provided regarding the Texas Women's Health Program case. The fight against abortion cannot stand solely on the pedestal of moral justice, just as budget cuts to family planning and women's health can be expected to remain without consequences for people across the state. Planned Parenthood should not be a target of religious justice and women should not be sidelined when they make up half our population. It should be and is the duty of state government to best protect and serve the people it polices, and to isolate and mistreat so many people across the state is to shame all the progress we have previously made. I hope that soon we can remedy the problems caused by false beliefs, or at least make those who support this bill realize that their morality is not reaching those who truly need it..
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